I believe it. The problem on many levels is the politicians and other functionaries above the beat cop. It’s the institution much more than the individual.
That is the heart of it. Our cities and towns are just little mirror images of DC. Grow the public sector, increase revenues and damn the citizen. Just as public schools are not about education anymore, PD's aren't about protecting the citizens. Individual teachers and officers may have that in their hearts, but the public sector institutions are all about bigger budgets, more staff, and more power. And in some places pensions.